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Microsoft Studios (& Partners) Current and Future Landscape
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Well it's related to the games, same way in the Sony first party thread there is often talk about PS5. We don't really know what it is so it could have relevency to games.
what is the book that people are referring to that the game might be an adaptation of?
Also, that Electric Square artwork is so awesome
Also, that Electric Square artwork is so awesome
I think I love you, very nice initiative. Maybe more colors and standout the logos of devs and games (it's a little bit chaotic if I'm being picky but great work).
Only reason why I would calm my expectations on these rumors are because they are all subject to cancel and we don't know when they are going to come out. I still only expect 2-4 unannounced games at E3 in addition to Ori 2 and Forza Horizon 4 for Fall'18/'19 games.
That would be interesting! I actually wouldn't mind that, a Halo MMORPG-like shooter.
"Player messaging features" on a "Global IP"
I think Electric Square is working on a Halo Destiny-like and that's coming this year, the Halo Waypoint post maybe points to that.
"Player messaging features" on a "Global IP"
I think Electric Square is working on a Halo Destiny-like and that's coming this year, the Halo Waypoint post maybe points to that.
Good. Another Unreal engine game.
You would need a 400-500 person studio, basically 343 itself to build that kind of game.
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At E3 2017, we saw:
- State of Decay 2
- Sea of Thieves
- Forza Motorsport 7
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- Super Lucky's Tale
- Crackdown 3
- Minecraft crossplay Announcement
- Xbox BC announcement
- Indie Games
- Multiplatform games
So I expect 6-7 exclusive games again. And I expect half of them to be Fall 2018 and half of them to be Early-Spring 2019 just like E3 2017.
This looks great. Good work. You should add Sumo Digital.
Think so, too. All these patent leaks heavily suggest Elite 2.0.
"Player messaging features" on a "Global IP"
I think Electric Square is working on a Halo Destiny-like and that's coming this year, the Halo Waypoint post maybe points to that.
Hmmm ...
Klobrille found two "different" Halo games in his API/database leak. And also 343i just posted a couple days ago that in 2018 you wouldn't get "those" adventures but there would be a new Halo Adventure and it will surprise us.
Those tasks don't sound even remotely related to a Destiny style Halo game to me, unless they're doing something rather unique with the in-game communication rather than using voice chat over XBL like the vast majority of games.
Also like Jinx says, they're not a big enough studio for a game of that scope.
Yep! I think Electric Square being the "other Halo game" is a given by now.
But wasn't Gobo working on a new IP for Microsoft as well?
Maybe there's indeed three games.
One free 2 play based with toys, that's the Ubi game
The New IP
and the Global IP with Microsoft
If MS was smart they would have had Epic release all rights and legal holds on the IP when they bought Gears. I mean why not...
Huh? He says pretty much he was working with Microsoft Studios, that's before the re-brand.
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mariosbikos
No, they were split into two studios in October. But supposedly, one of the games Studio Gobo was working on was based on a well known Microsoft IP and that game moved to Electric Square.
Hmm.. interesting, what do you think it could be? I think it's Halo related.
The guy said it was a Studio Gobo project he was working on based on a well known Microsoft IP and that the project moved to Electric Square after the split.
It's not a job posting, it's a Graduate Programmers achievements whilst working at Gobo from 2016 to 2017, now he's moved onto whatever project Electric Square are working on. :) It's likely he's worked on two different projects there as he mentions making a Unity Tool whilst the other thing is Unreal Engine related.
I would be down for a revival of that Halo Mega Bloks game that got cancelled in 2013 or whenever it was.
Oh your right it seems he moved over to Electric Squares offices 5 months ago and Gobo is looking for a fill in, got two different postings mixed up sorry.
EDIT: Maybe they were prototyping in unity? before they switched over to unreal.
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"Player messaging features" on a "Global IP"
I think Electric Square is working on a Halo Destiny-like and that's coming this year, the Halo Waypoint post maybe points to that.
The term 'in-game player messaging features' I would assume that be more like the messages you see when you start up game x to say new DLC available, thanks for the support, etc. type where the studio is messaging the users collectively.
Haha I love how it was basically months upon months of zero info and now we're seemingly getting multiple rumors or bits of info everyday.
I wonder if something happened internally which is causing this. Like someone else noted, State of Decay devs were told to wait until 2018 to start releasing info about SoD2.
I wonder if something happened internally which is causing this. Like someone else noted, State of Decay devs were told to wait until 2018 to start releasing info about SoD2.
I think if you want to read into that resume a little more, the "complex camera system" is probably more fruitful than the in-game player messaging prototyping. What Microsoft IP could potentially warrant a complex camera system?
Of course, they're not even necessarily tasks on the same project. :D
Of course, they're not even necessarily tasks on the same project. :D
Something like the surge or souls? would make sense with the messaging system. Otogi reboot? let me have stupid dreams.
I keep forgetting that its a AAA game now. I kept thinking it was a AA
It's absolutely unreal that Microsoft didn't patch the Xbox API leak that caused their entire E3 2016-Gamescom 2017 (Forza Horizon 3-Age of Empires IV) game lineup to be leaked, they didn't secure it, Klobrille said he easily went back into it and that Microsoft didn't patch it. And because of them being so reckless and not securing it, we probably know a lot of 2019-2021 titles. And we're only into January, by E3 we might know everything.
I think Rare also helped some Microsoft exclusive games with making the water physics look good (including PUBG?) but don't quote me on that.
343i is still Microsoft's best owned studio which is why they are forced to work on Halo for the rest of their lives. Because Microsoft trusts them to keep the money train going forever and ever.
There's a first time for everything!
But yeah it would be really stupid lol
I don't want to be the party pooper but after thinking about it I don't think The Coalition are making a new IP and i also don't think Gobo are doing a Halo spin off.
It's still all exciting news though :)
It's still all exciting news though :)
Maybe they are doing it on purpose though, Phil has said he doesn't want to talk or show things of to early. But still he doesn't want people to be down on first party in between, so leak some stuff out he doesn't get accused of lying and people at E3 don't cry "It's going to get cancelled!"
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Mojang probably makes the most money but I think 343 is the one Microsoft trusts the most. I don't think Microsoft was happy for example with Cobalt's sales after Mojang decided they wanted to work on a game other than Minecraft. Microsoft trusts 343 to keep Halo going forever for the studio's lifetime and Bonnie Ross says she can see Halo going on for at least over another decade so they obviously don't have a problem with it.
They are absolutely going to stay focused on Gears but they are probably allowed to use smaller teams to make other projects unlike 343 where a jaw dropping over 500 employees are only allowed to work on Halo until people stop buying Halo.
Why do people use the word "allowed"? The studio is named 343. When you start there - you probably want to create Halo. You wouldn't work there otherwise. Working on such a huge and beloved franchise is an honor for many developers - not a forced pain.
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